Summer is back in North Wales! Blue skies, 21 degrees and a light warm wind! We’ve had a busy time of things recently and spent most of the morning working at The Cottage. After a lunch, productivity started to wavier, and the great outdoors was calling, so we nipped out to the Skyline area of… Read more

Got on a different kind of wave today! I’ve been eyeing up this slab of rock for years. Every time I drive down the Nant Ffrancon from Ogwen Cottage, I can’t help but notice the huge slabs of Atlantic Slabs up on the side of Carnedd y Filiast. I’ve been up there plenty of times,… Read more

Another day, and another session in the water! This time, the surf had really picked up into something pretty feisty. Word had obviously got out that there was a swell on the way, as I’ve rarely seen the beach at Rhosnigr so busy! We surfed at Broad Beach, which luckily enough (as the name suggests),… Read more

The northern lights were spotted over the UK last night! We had a look out around midnight, but couldn’t see anything except for moonlight on the clouds. Pretty all the same… A bit of coasteering today at Angel Bay. Pretty choppy conditions and a spring tide, made it quite a tricky one to manage, but… Read more

What’s my age again? Birthday Waves! Riding in the last of the light What a great way to celebrate my birthday! Birthday cards and a few pressies with breakfast, then after spending a sunny day messing about in boats on Llyn Padarn, I arrived home for a coffee and birthday cake session outside in the… Read more

Spent a lovely day rock climbing with a beginner group at Union Rock near Llanberis today. It’s been hazy, but bright all day long with very light winds. Perfect conditions to be working in the great outdoors!  We’re getting spoilt for great sunsets at the moment, and tonight’s show didn’t disappoint!  We walked up onto… Read more